The tale of your guitar journey

I know why that and many other things bother me! I was never breast feed mom just wanted to be friends, she always had a headache too. You are too heavy on the zen dude, step back and crooked stuff won't be upsetting and long as you get a cut. May be it that some idiot can't put a damn sticker on straight. I feel them all at first glance and I will put the back on it. I won't talk about those too often.
 
RVA said:
One thing we all have in common is that we love to play guitar. However, we all got to this point in very different ways. I have read snippets of people's history with the instrument and would like to learn more. Here is mine.
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As a youth, I was subjected to piano lessons, recitals and all. About age 12, rock and roll sets in hard, an interest seperate from my parents. The Sex Pistols, The Who, etc. Friends start getting guitars and I want mine. It starts with an acoustic and the catholic school music teacher after school, but as soon as I learned to read the chord chart, I ditched him and the church songs.

My uncle lent me his 1963 Guild Starfire, and when he took it back when I was 14, I got a Strat, the black one you have all seen. As kids, we talked music, played guitar and wore concert T-Shirts. No sports for us.

Unfortunately, I was shy about my playing. No bands and primarily bedroom play. I brought an acoustic to college and continued playing recreationally, but after graduation, playing got demoted to ocassionally tinkering with the guitar in favor of law school, starting my own business, then living like a rock star without the guitar, and then marraige.

About 7 years ago, my wife saw my stress level and suggested I replace the after-work wine with guitar playing. I took my first lessons since that catholic school teacher, but soon after went back to self teaching, which was much easier this time with the internet! Then, I joined a forum, bought my second guitar, then my third, etc.

For the past 5 years, I have not missied a single day of playing. Although I wish I never stopped, I am happy I started again. I am rather certain that playing will be part of my life as long as my mind and body allow.
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hahahaha I got piano forced down my throat for 6 years and cannot remember a single scale. You've gotta have a lot of memory on here . . .
 
Its great to read everyone's beginnings. Here's my story growing up in the 60s and 70s it was of course Rock for me. Beatles ,Animals, Yardbirds, Stones and the list goes on. When I turned 13 my parents bought me a Harmony electric guitar and I took lessons for 1 year then I quit. You know when your young your mind goes in many directions. So when I retired three and a half yrs ago, I said to my wife I would like to get back into guitar and take lessons. Well I take lessons once a week I practice 2 hours every day, I love it, I also sing and from time to time do some gigs. At some point I could see me jamming with some guys once a week for fun. I have a few Strats and an Arch top. I am a Classic Rock Player.
 
Session 5 said:
Its great to read everyone's beginnings. Here's my story growing up in the 60s and 70s it was of course Rock for me. Beatles ,Animals, Yardbirds, Stones and the list goes on. When I turned 13 my parents bought me a Harmony electric guitar and I took lessons for 1 year then I quit. You know when your young your mind goes in many directions. So when I retired three and a half yrs ago, I said to my wife I would like to get back into guitar and take lessons. Well I take lessons once a week I practice 2 hours every day, I love it, I also sing and from time to time do some gigs. At some point I could see me jamming with some guys once a week for fun. I have a few Strats and an Arch top. I am a Classic Rock Player.
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Oh YES "Beatles ,Animals, Yardbirds, Stones"!!!
You're most welcome to TTR in my books, you have the right pedigree :-)
I missed any musical education when young but like you took guitar up after retiring. Without the youthful start my progress super slow but like you I'm loving it.
Good luck and sort that photo posting problem, we like pictures!
 
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